Can I plug the hard drive from my Time Capsule into my PC?

My laptop's hard drive recently died and the chance of being able to recover any data from it is pretty slim. To make matters worse, i've been meaning to buy a new Time Capsule for a while as mine is no longer functioning correctly (won't let me connect even with a solid green light).
I'm hoping that's the fault of the rest of the Time Capsule, and not the hard drive and its contents. So, would it be possible to plug the Time Capsule's hard drive into my Windows PC and somehow recover the data from there?
Thanks!

The only files you can recover are ones you put there.. so the only way and the only person who knows the answer is you.. where did you put the files?
Did you put them in a new folder under the share, data.. then that is where they will be.
If you put them inside the sparsebundle.. you are dead. But if you created a new directory inside the sparsebundle you might still get access to it.. there is only one way to find out.. have a go.. !!
BTW if you did this, that is why you have issues.. putting files inside a sparsebundle will destroy it. Not a great idea. But it is allowed.
Who can know these things.. YOU.. and YOU ALONE.
You might find it cheaper in your case to repair the TC..
If it is Gen 1 or 2, type "Time Capsule Power Supply" into ebay.. without the ""
There are some there to help you fix it.
Or a repairer could help.
https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s
It is much easier to get your files back from a working TC.

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